Chilly (Haute-Savoie)
Chilly is a commune in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region.
Geography
Chilly is on 483 m above sea level. M., above Frangy, about 17 km northwest of the town of Annecy (air line). The farming village stands on a plateau south of the valley of Usses, in the hill country between the ravines of Usses and Fier at the northern foot of the Cret de Charmont.
The area of 18.58 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the Genevois. The northern border is always in the field of Talniederung of Usses, a left side of the Rhône River. From the mostly forested valley floor, the municipality's area extends southwards across the plateau of Chilly, which is subdivided by various short Seitentälchen of Usses. Further south, includes a hilly landscape with the Bois des Bolioz, the Cret de Charmont at ( 730 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Chilly ) and the height of Mougny.
To Chilly addition to the actual center includes various hamlet settlements and farmsteads, including:
- Quincy ( 469 m above sea level. M. ) east on the plateau of the Bois des Bolioz
- Ferraz (520 m above sea level. M. ) on the eastern slope of the Bois des Bolioz
- Bottilly (440 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau south of the Valley of Usses
- Mannecy (570 m above sea level. M. ) on a saddle northwest of the Cret de Charmont
- Curnillex (540 m above sea level. M. ) in a trough at the northern foot of the hills
- Vernay (500 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau east of the village
- Coucy (590 m above sea level. M. ) in the headwaters of the Morge east of the Cret de Charmont
- Mougny (620 m above sea level. M. ) in the headwaters of the Morge
Neighboring communities of Chilly are Frangy Musièges and Contamine- Sarzin in the north, Sallenôves, Mésigny and Sillingy in the east, Thusy, Menthonnex -sous -Clermont and Clermont in the south and Desingy in the West.
History
The village was first mentioned in the early 15th century. The place name is from the old French word Chaillou (pebble, flat stone ) is derived. Chilly in 1860 the newly created Canton Frangy allocated; previously it belonged to the canton Seyssel.
Attractions
The village church in Sardinian style dates from the 19th century. In Quincy is a lock.
Population
With 1118 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Chilly one of the smaller towns in the Haute-Savoie region. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the population steadily increased due to high levels of emigration from (1861 were still counted 1407 inhabitants in Chilly ). Since the mid- 1970s, however, a significant increase in population was recorded again.
Economy and infrastructure
Chilly is a predominantly coined by farming village today. There are also some plants of the local small business sector. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, particularly in the area Annecy their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares. The main access is via a road that branches off from the main road N508 (Annecy- Bellegarde- sur -Valserine ). Local road connections are made with Clermont, Menthonnex -sous -Clermont and La Balme -de- Sillingy. The nearest links to the A40 motorway is located at a distance of around 15 km.
Chaumont | Chavannaz | Chessenaz | Chilly | Clarafond - Arcine | Contamine- Sarzin | Éloise | Frangy | Marlioz | Minzier | Musièges | Vanzy
- Commune in the department of Haute- Savoie
- Place in Rhône -Alpes